Question 1

Is it legal to collect at Santa Rosa (Pecos River)?

Accepted Answer

Gray area. Beds of navigable New Mexico rivers below the ordinary high-water mark are state-owned public trust land where removing historic artifacts is restricted; townsite and mining-claim ground is frequently private or patented and needs the owner's permission; large surrounding areas are federal (BLM or Forest Service) or tribal/pueblo land, where federal law bars disturbing sites over 100 ye

Question 2

What can you find at Santa Rosa (Pecos River)?

Accepted Answer

Spring-fed Pecos rail town: 1900s-1910s sodas, medicine, and section-camp glass near the blue holes, depot, and river crossings.

Santa Rosa (Pecos River)

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